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Photograph of an irrigation ditch in Logan, Utah. Photographer was George Turpin. Taken some time between 1896 and 1916.
Photograph from the 1938 Buzzer Yearbook showing the debate council, with Walter Fuhriman in the center
Photograph of men standing above a flume of water flowing into the irrigation canals.
Man holding a sign in the Anti-Islamic Republic of Iran rally in the Westwood area, LA.
Two American women who had anti-45 signs fervently chanting. They told me they had come to join the rally as they had thought Iranians should be critical of "Islamophobia," "warmongering," "racism," " and "bigotry" of the 45th US president. They had…
The Anti-Islamic Republic of Iran rally in the Westwood area, LA. Demonstraters wave pictures of the 45th US president and admire his supposed toughness against Iran.
The Anti-Islamic Republic of Iran rally in the Westwood area, LA. Signs such as "Reformist, Principlist, We Are Done with You Both" and "Boycott Phoney [misspelling not mine] Election in Iran" undermined the legitimacy of elections in Iran and…
The Anti-Islamic Republic of Iran rally in the Westwood area, LA. Flags of the last Iranian monarchy toppled by the 1979 Iranian revolution that led to the establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Most demonstrators root for the reestablishment…
A man holding a sign. The Farsi portion of the sign says, "Let Us Disgrace the Dishonorable Spies of Islamic Republic of Iran."
The sign says in Farsi, "Not Gaza, Not Lebanon, I give my life for Iran."
"A woman holoding placards with pictures of President Obama, Bashar al-Asad, and Putin crossed and printed upside down under a big picture of the 45th US president. The crowd marches and repeats slogans chanted by one of the organizers who say in…
The Anti-Islamic Republic of Iran rally in the Westwood area, LA. Protesters plead with the 45th US president to help Iranians and "make Iran great again."
The Anti-Islamic Republic of Iran rally in the Westwood area, LA. Flags of the last Iranian monarchy toppled by the 1979 Iranian revolution that led to the establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Most demonstrators root for the reestablishment…
The Anti-Islamic Republic of Iran rally in the Westwood area, LA. Flags of the last Iranian monarchy toppled by the 1979 Iranian revolution that led to the establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Most demonstrators root for the reestablishment…
The Anti-Islamic Republic of Iran rally in the Westwood area, LA. Flags of the last Iranian monarchy toppled by the 1979 Iranian revolution that led to the establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Most demonstrators root for the reestablishment…
Image of Cyrus Cylinder, a symbol of the Iranian pre-Islamic identity, hung on the wall in IMAN (Iranian-American Muslim Association of North America).
Socializing after attending sermons and mourning rituals in IMAN (Iranian-American Muslim Association of North America).
Congregants of IMAN (Iranian-American Muslim Association of North America) light candles which is a conventional practice as part of Shia mourning rituals to commemorate the martyrdom of the third Shia Imam--Imam Hossein.
Congregants of IMAN (Iranian-American Muslim Association of North America) light candles which is a conventional practice as part of Shia mourning rituals to commemorate the martyrdom of the third Shia Imam--Imam Hossein.
Pamphlets and flyers in IMAN (Iranian-American Muslim Association of North America).
Flyers and business cards in IMAN (Iranian-American Muslim Association of North America).
Men and women attending the IMAN's Friday Prayer (Iranian-American Muslim Association of North America).
Men attending the IMAN's Friday Prayer (Iranian-American Muslim Association of North America).
Stack of DVDs in IMAN's library (Iranian-American Muslim Association of North America).
An image of Perseposlise (a symbol of the pre-Islamic Iran) on the top of the library shelves in IMAN (Iranian-American Muslim Association of North America).
Women attendees of Shia mourning rituals, commemorating the martyrdom of the third Shai Imam-- Imam Hossein in IMAN (Iranian-American Muslim Association of North America). IMAN advocates for a reformed mourning practice that does not involve…
A group of women in black hijab walk in the sidewalk, holding different procession flags, an American flag, and a bouquet of red roses.
A Lamborghini on the procession route with a red flag on the hood that read "labbayk ya Hussain." The phrase is used in commemoration of the Shia Imam and means "I am at your service, O Hussain."
Congregants distribute flyers during the Shia procession, stating "there is no place for terrorism in Islam." The flyers include a quote from the Quran 5:32 that reads: "...whosoever kills an innocent human being, it shall be as if he killed all…
A young woman in hijab gives roses to passengers of a passing car.
A flag with a picture of Imam Hossein. Official Shia jurists do not encourage the imagery of Shia saints, but they tolerate this vernacular practice.
A local journalist interviews a non-Muslim bystander woman about the Shia procession. The woman is holding a red rose that was distributed by the ritual participants in the procession route.
A congregant of al-Zahrah Mosque videotapes his fellow congregants practicing a Shia mourning ritual, a procession in commemoration of Imam Hossein who was assassinated in 680 AD in contemporary Iraq.
A congregant of al-Zahrah Mosque videotapes his fellow congregants practicing a Shia mourning ritual, a procession in commemoration of Imam Hossein who was assassinated in 680 AD in contemporary Iraq.
A man sings laments during a Shai mourning ritual commemorates the third Shia Imam--Imam Hossein.
Women and men sit in separate sections during a Shia mourning ritual that commemorates the third Shia Imam--Imam Hossein.
The exterior of Kessab Salon de Fiestas, an Armenian restaurant and banquet hall in Reseda temporarily reserved for the Tasoua event.
Women attendees of the Tasoua even, who are sitting on one side of the dimly lit room, watch men's zanjeer-zani performance on the opposite side. Two women are standing up and recording the perfomance on their smartphones.
A Shai mourning ritual that commemorates the martyrdom of the third Shia Imam.
A Shai mourning ritual that commemorates the martyrdom of the third Shia Imam--Imam Hossein--practiced on Persian carpets.
Self-flagellation during a Shai mourning ritual, commemorating the martyrdom of the third Shia Imam--Imam Hossein.
Self-flagellation during a Shai mourning ritual, commemorating the martyrdom of the third Shia Imam--Imam Hossein.
Self-flagellation during a Shai mourning ritual, commemorating the martyrdom of the third Shia Imam--Imam Hossein.
Men listen to laments during a Shai mourning ritual, commemorating the martyrdom of the third Shia Imam--Imam Hossein.